1st Report - The affluent and the effluent: cleaning up failures in water and sewage regulation
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Select Committee · Industry and Regulators Committee
The work of Ofwat
Status: Closed
Opened: 20 May 2022
Closed: 16 Oct 2023
1 report
Inquiry scope
The Industry and Regulators Committee is launching an inquiry into the work of Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority. The Committee will consider Ofwat’s performance against its statutory objectives and whether it has the powers and resources needed to meet those objectives. The Committee will also consider the regulator’s relationship with the Government and other regulators. Read an interactive summary of the key points from our report.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2023 | The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 25 Oct 2022 | David Black · Ofwat, Iain Coucher · Ofwat | View ↗ |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Lawrence Gosden · Southern Water, Peter Perry · Welsh Water, Sarah Bentley · Thames Water | View ↗ |
| 11 Oct 2022 | Alan Lovell · Environment Agency, Sir James Bevan · Environment Agency | View ↗ |
| 6 Sep 2022 | Jonson Cox | View ↗ |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Christine McGourty · Water UK, Lawrence Slade · Global Infrastructure Investor Association, Stuart Colville · Water UK | View ↗ |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Emma Clancy · Consumer Council for Water, Professor Catherine Waddams · University of East Anglia | View ↗ |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Guy Linley-Adams · Salmon and Trout Conservation, Mark Lloyd · The Rivers Trust | View ↗ |
| 21 Jun 2022 | Annabelle Ong · Frontier Economics, Prof. Ian Barker · Water Policy International Ltd, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Lovell · Chair | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Annabelle Ong · Director | Frontier Economics | 1 |
| Christine McGourty · Chief Executive | Water UK | 1 |
| David Black · Chief Executive | Ofwat | 1 |
| Emma Clancy · Chief Executive | Consumer Council for Water | 1 |
| Guy Linley-Adams · Solicitor | Salmon and Trout Conservation | 1 |
| Iain Coucher · Chair | Ofwat | 1 |
| Jonson Cox | — | 1 |
| Lawrence Gosden · CEO | Southern Water | 1 |
| Lawrence Slade · CEO | Global Infrastructure Investor Association | 1 |
| Mark Lloyd · Chief Executive Officer | The Rivers Trust | 1 |
| Peter Perry · CEO | Welsh Water | 1 |
| Prof. Ian Barker · Managing Director | Water Policy International Ltd | 1 |
| Professor Catherine Waddams · Centre for Competition Policy | University of East Anglia | 1 |
| Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP | — | 1 |
| Sarah Bentley · Chief Executive | Thames Water | 1 |
| Sir James Bevan · Chief Executive | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Stuart Colville · Deputy CEO | Water UK | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
Correspondence
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Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2023 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 7 Feb 2023 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 17 Jan 2023 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 6 Dec 2022 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Archbishops' Room, Millbank House | |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Committee Room G | |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Ofwat, Birmingham | |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · To be confirmed |